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Coffee Cup

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee cup with handle of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded. Decorated with printed designs of ruins and buildings.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Coffee cup with handle of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Coffee cup with handle of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in purple, painted over with enamels and gilded. Decorated with printed designs of ruins and buildings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a large tea and coffee service C.378 to BB-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.378P-1935

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Record createdJuly 2, 2009
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